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Adverse Water Quality Incident Report

Location:
Harley Group Home, 333 Harley Road, Harley, Brant County

Incident Resolution:
The Brant County Health Unit issued a BWA on October 19, 2006

Type of water source:
Groundwater

Population served:
Approximately 14 persons live at the Harley Group Home

Water works owned/operated by:
Owned by Community Living Brant
Operated by Community Living Brant
System Class: Small Non-Municipal Non-Residential serving a Designated Facility
DWS 260008593

Date MOE notified and by whom:
October 18, 2006 by Lab

Date MOH notified and by whom:
October 18, 2006 by Lab

Date of First Sample(s):
October 17, 2006

Who conducted the sampling?:
The Owner has contracted Paul’s Wetside Boiler to conduct routine sampling.

Why was sampling initiated?:
Routine Sampling

Sample contaminant details:
E.Coli – NDOG
Chlorine Residual – 0.65 mg/L

Resampling details and results:
Re-sampled on October 18, 2006. Results pending.

MOE Role:
MOE spoke with the owner and the health unit on October 18, 2006. The health unit was satisfied with the corrective actions being taken by the owner at that time. On October 19, 2006 the health unit issued a Boil Water Advisory.

The local Health Unit and Ministry staff will continue to work closely with the owner of the system to protect public health, and to ensure that a safe potable water supply is maintained for the users of this system.

Background (if there is a history of the site):
Since January 1, 2006 there have been 3 AWQIs at this site, including the current incident. The previous 2 AWQIs were for HPC, which is no longer a reportable parameter.